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condemn en · VERB

Pronunciation

/kənˈdɛm/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
/kənˈdem/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
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/kənˈdɪm/ (pin-pen-merger)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂p-der. Proto-Indo-European *dh₂pnóm Proto-Italic *dapnom Latin damnum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin damnō Latin condemnō Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Latin condemnārebor. Old French condamnerbor. Middle English condempnen English condemn From Middle English condempnen, from Old French condamner, from Latin condemnāre (“to sentence, condemn, blame”), from com- + damnāre (“to harm, condemn, damn”), from damnum (“damage, injury, loss”). Displaced native Middle English fordemen (from Old English fordeman (“condemn, sentence, doom”) > Modern English fordeem.

Meanings

(transitive) To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate.
- Ignorant and ſuperſtitious wretches meaſure the actions of letterd and philoſophical men by the tattle of their nurſes or illiterate parents and companions, or by the faſhion of the country : and people of differing religions judge and condemn each other by their own tenents ; when both of them cannot be in the right, and it is well if either of them are. 1722, William Wollaston, “Sect. V. Truths relating to the Deity. Of his exiſtence, perfection, providence, &c.”, in The Religion of Nature Delineated, page 81:
- The president condemned the terrorists.
(transitive) To judicially pronounce (someone) guilty.
(transitive) To judicially announce a verdict upon a finding of guilt; To sentence
- She was condemned to life in prison.
- The judge condemned him to death.
(transitive) To confer eternal divine punishment upon.
(figuratively, transitive) To destine to experience bad circumstances; to doom.
- Too many people are condemned to a life of poverty.
(transitive) To declare something to be unfit for use, or further use.
- There was a massive slaughter of W.R. steam power at the conclusion of the summer timetable. In all, 169 locomotives were condemned. 1962 December, “Motive Power Miscellany: Western Region”, in Modern Railways, page 425:
(transitive) To declare something to be unfit for use, or further use. ▸ To adjudge (a building) as being unfit for habitation.
- The house was condemned after it was badly damaged by fire.
(transitive) To declare something to be unfit for use, or further use. ▸ To adjudge (building or construction work) as of unsatisfactory quality, requiring the work to be redone.
(transitive) To declare something to be unfit for use, or further use. ▸ To adjudge (food or drink) as being unfit for human consumption.
(transitive) To declare something to be unfit for use, or further use. ▸ To declare (a vessel) to be unfit for service.
(transitive) To determine and declare (property) to be assigned to public use. See eminent domain.
(transitive) To declare (a vessel) to be forfeited to the government or to be a prize.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
condemning	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
condemned	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
condemned	Tense=Past	lexicographic
condemns	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic

Translations (150)

pt condenar (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · ru осуди́ть (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · tr lanetlemek (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · bg осъжда́м (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · cmn 永罰 /永罚 (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · hu elítél (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · ca expropiar (to declare property to be assigned to public use) · pt condenar (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · be асуджа́ць (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · ca damnar (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · bg проклина́м (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · cmn 聲討 /声讨 (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · pl potępiać (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · de verurteilen (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · ca declarar no potable (to adjudge food or drink as unfit for human consumption) · cs proklít (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · no dømme (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · enm dampnen (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · enm condempnen (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · az qınamaq (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · fr condamner (to adjudge as unfit for habitation) · id mengutuk (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · be асуджа́ць (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · ca afectar (to declare property to be assigned to public use) · yue 譴責 /谴责 (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · ca condemnar (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · ru осуди́ть (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · ca declarar no comestible (to adjudge food or drink as unfit for human consumption) · cy condemnio (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · tr kahretmek (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · nl veroordelen (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · hu (le)bontását elrendeli (to adjudge as unfit for habitation) · fr déclarer coupable (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · fi todeta merikelvottomaksi (to declare a vessel forfeited or unfit for service) · cmn 宣告船隻沒收或不適航 /宣告船只没收或不适航 (to declare a vessel forfeited or unfit for service) · no fordømme (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · es condenar (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · ru порица́ть (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · hu kárhoztat (to destine to experience bad circumstances — see also doom) · de verdammen (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · uk засу́джувати (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · hu marasztal (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · ja 責める (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · mk про́колне (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · km កាត់ទោស (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · fr condamner (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · cmn 斥責 /斥责 (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · io kondamnar (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · fi tuomita syylliseksi (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · ja 断罪する (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · de für seeuntüchtig erklären (to declare a vessel forfeited or unfit for service) · grc κατακρίνω (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · th ประณาม (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · hu elítél (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · ca declarar ruïna (to adjudge as unfit for habitation) · cmn 詛咒 /诅咒 (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · chr ᏗᎦᏘᎸᏍᏗ (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · mwl cundanar (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · it condannare (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · sv döma (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · pt condenar (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · hu elmarasztal (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · el καταδικάζω (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · ru осужда́ть (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · bg осъжда́м (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · pt condenar (to adjudge as unfit for habitation) · enm condempnen (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · mk о́суди (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · tr kamulaştırmak (to declare property to be assigned to public use) · pl potępić (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · tr istimlak etmek (to declare property to be assigned to public use) · uk осу́джувати (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · ka გმობს (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · fi tuomita (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · km ថ្កោលទោស (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · uk засуди́ти (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · fi todeta syömäkelvottomaksi (to adjudge food or drink as unfit for human consumption) · cmn 判定不宜居住 (to adjudge as unfit for habitation) · fi tuomita (to destine to experience bad circumstances — see also doom) · cmn 判罪 (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · cs proklínat (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · el καταδικάζω (to destine to experience bad circumstances — see also doom) · ru прокля́сть (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · id mengecam (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · fr condamner (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · ca condemnar (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · ca declarar no apte per a la navegació (to declare a vessel forfeited or unfit for service) · cmn 注定遭殃 (to destine to experience bad circumstances — see also doom) · uk осу́джувати (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · txb nāk- (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · ko 비난하다 (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · got 𐌰𐍆𐌳𐍉𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · fa محکوم کردن (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · mk ко́лне (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · fi todeta asumiskelvottomaksi (to adjudge as unfit for habitation) · uk осуди́ти (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · be асудзі́ць (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · enm dampnen (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · nl veroordelen (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · de verurteilen (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · tr kınamak (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · yi פֿאַרדאַמען (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · no kondemnere (to adjudge as unfit for habitation) · ca condemnar (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · la addīcō (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · ta கண்டனம் தெரிவி (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · ca declarar inhabitable (to adjudge as unfit for habitation) · da fordømme (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · cmn 徵用 /征用 (to declare property to be assigned to public use) · ca condemnar (to destine to experience bad circumstances — see also doom) · ja 非難する (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · ru осужда́ть (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · cmn 譴責 /谴责 (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · cmn 譴責 /谴责 (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · fi pakko-ottaa (to declare property to be assigned to public use) · ru осуди́ть (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · de verurteilen (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · cmn 定罪 (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · yue 聲討 /声讨 (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · de für abrissreif erklären (to adjudge as unfit for habitation) · ru осужда́ть (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · ru проклина́ть (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · yi פֿאַרמשפּטן (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · de für ungenießbar erklären (to adjudge food or drink as unfit for human consumption) · pon lahlahwe (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · mk осу́дува (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · be асудзі́ць (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · yi פֿאַרדאַמען (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · fa محکوم کردن (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · ca clausurar (to adjudge as unfit for habitation) · mk о́суди (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · es condenar (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · fi tuomita (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · eo kondamni (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · mk осу́дува (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · cmn 判定不宜食用 (to adjudge food or drink as unfit for human consumption) · hu (le)bontásra ítél (to adjudge as unfit for habitation) · fi tuomita (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · no kondemnere (to adjudge food or drink as unfit for human consumption) · ka დაგმობა (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · cmn 徵收 /征收 (to declare property to be assigned to public use) · es clausurar (to adjudge as unfit for habitation) · bg порицавам (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · de enteignen (to declare property to be assigned to public use) · fi pakkolunastaa (to declare property to be assigned to public use) · ca immobilitzar (to declare a vessel forfeited or unfit for service) · uk осуди́ти (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty) · az pisləmək (to strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate) · sv fördöma (to confer eternal (divine) punishment upon) · got 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to judicially pronounce (someone) guilty)

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